Art Deco Houseboat on Amstel River

We spent four nights aboard Kapitein Rob's Art Deco Houseboat on the Amstel  in Central Amsterdam  this May.The location is perfect (at the junction of three canals) for watching the always fascinating river traffic and exploring the city.You are within walking distance of the prettiest canals. The boat is roomy ,welcoming and cosy ,the beds comfortable and everything works.Great kitchen!

Rob is the perfect host -leaves you to it but looks after you very well. We would recommend it it to anyone visiting this lovely city. 

Alex & Sheena 

This is a great place to stay for few days and visit Amsterdam, you feel like home. 

We spent 6 wonderful days in Amsterdam! Our nights were spent on the deck of this beautiful Art Deco style houseboat sipping wine and taking in the sights, and waving to the tours as they silently rode by in electric motorized boats. Captain Rob was so very helpful and a pleasure to deal with.

Dank U veel for your welcoming, Kaptein Rob.

Your houseboat make dreams become true.

You bring us a lot of facilities and good advice for this unforgettable stay.

Your place is so-well located close to the craddle of the city, near the Beginjhof and Kalverstraat.

See you any time at your deck, Kaptein !

A big thanks from all my family

Great regards

Florent & Familie

Beautiful and unique stay that exceeded my expectations! Mum and kids loved it, as did I. Breakfast on the deck was unforgettable. Thank you Rob for the warm welcome and tips!

I stayed with husband and 2 adult daughters for 5 nights in July to celebrate my 60th birthday. Fabulous location. Walked everywhere. Lovely area loads of restaurants and bars but far enough from touristy areas. The boat was beautifully decorated. Loved the art nouveau details and candles. The great kitchen although only used for making snacks. Bedrooms were comfortable and roomy. I was really surprised at the space on the boat. Lovely to sit on the deck and watch all the tourist boats sail by and wave. I would have been happy to sit there all day and night. We were fortunate with fabulous weather.  It was so hot Rob came round and fitted a gazebo for shade. Rob was fantastic and gave us a great welcome. What a great way to experience Amsterdam.  So much better than a hotel. I will hopefully return. 

Perfect stay in a perfect city.

we booked this as our second house boat holiday in Amsterdam and it was amazing 

the boat was spacious and clean and had everything we needed. Rob was also amazing and always on hand when we needed. We are so glad we booked with Rob and will return 

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Thanks Rob and Andre for your wonderful welcome! We had an amazing time in Amsterdam. The boat is very comfortable, and you guys were very helpful. We also loved visiting Andre at the Ice Bar!

Highly recommend!

We had a fabulous stay on the Art Deco houseboat, Amsterdam. It was everything we wished for:- comfortable, clean and centrally located. Kaptein Rob gave us a warm and friendly welcome and was informative with local & useful information. We absolutely loved our time on this houseboat & loved Amsterdam. Treat yourself & book this houseboat.

The boat is beautiful and so spacious. We really enjoyed our stay and absolutely would stay here again. Rob was the perfect host giving us advice on where to shop and best ways to travel. Would highly recommend. 

The boat itself is breathtaking, it made our stay in this beautiful city the best it could have been!  Captain Rob was the perfect host! Home from home.

This is marvelous place to have a vacation! We were all our family on the boat for couple days: splendid boat. There is everything for kitchen, bathroom and etc. Very warm owner! Authentic atmosphere of the Amsterdam's center   

What a wonderful facility this House Boat is. We stayed for 5 days and found Captain Rob so welcoming and helpful. There was everything (except our food) on board to allow us to cater for ourselves. The full size fridge and smaller freezer was excellent for our stay and all the facilities were in great working order and easy to use. The washing machine and dryer were excellent for our stay as well. The area is so convenient to trams and is within easy walking distance of cafes, resturants and super markets. Beds were extremely comfortable and the whole facility was spotlessly clean. Enjoyed our stay so much and would highly recommend for any visitors.  

Fantastic houseboat in a fantastic location, Rob was very friendly and helpful with any questions we had regarding the boat or the city. Many thanks Rob we will definitely be back. Jonathon

A 5 stars floating "boutique houseboat": super!!! 

And Rob is the captain this boat deserves!

Rob's boat was the perfect accommodation for our 60th birthday celebrations. Comfortable and spacious,  and full of character. We loved the art deco style interior! Rob was very helpful and welcoming and the location of the boat is perfect. Very central, close to shops, bars and cafes, with a boat stop a few metres away and a short walk to the tram. And great views being on the Amstel river!

I have been so fortunate to stay at this amazing and truly unique houseboat right in the middle of Amsterdam. The host and owner Rob - captain rob I should say - just advertised this place on this website and we can only be thankful for that. The interior is exactly as shown on the pics and it has a great nautical feeling to it. The master bedroom is located in the back and might not be suitable for really old people since you have to duck a bit. It is a ship after all, and not a hotel room. But no hotel room can match this experience: great kitchen, large living room and very nice decorated bedrooms. Would go back in a heartbeat - highly recommended!